The Miracle We Make

I lifted the title from thinking of the Smokey Robinson song "Why Do Happy Memories Hurt So Bad" and his old group The Miracles, I hope you like what comes. We cannot live in the past, the future is a definite promissory note, but the present is cold, hard cash. I saw a couple of friends of mine walking down the street while I was volunteering out in the field the other day. I will not use the last names, but their names are Lisa and Michael. A few years ago, I spoke to Lisa on the phone, and she did me the best favor anyone could have done for me at that time. We did not talk about the past at all, happy or sad, but we did talk about the present, and we let the future be and then we put down the phones happy. I understand and I get it. Life at its best is when we are present to ourselves and living it right without fear, fillers or lamentations. In fact, courage is the miracle we make, productivity is the wonder when it is good, and when we take care of business genuinely, it is most satisfying.

Reality, to be excellent, must be lived in with present consciousness, it cannot be totally habitual or hackneyed. "The Original Now" is what I was going to title this article, but I figured that "The Miracle We Make" was more catchy, simpler and more understandable which brings me to a point: We cannot live in the past, we must make the present good though, to have good past memories instead of bad ones to fuel a great future, and that all starts now, incidentally. After all, we are the winners we make ourselves or the losers we default to be. All of the best people on earth are self-made. Call me an "esoteric romantic", but it is never too late to mend our present ways and make a good past and future, anyhow. Also, I am an eternal and unchangeable optimist about it all. That goes deep with me. Even when I feel bad, I deeply work on myself to be genuinely better.

After all, open-minded thinking and understanding is always capable of growth and further expansion like "why" and "how" are always more important than "when" and "where" for the "what" of it all depends on the "why" and "how", the "when" and "where" are just temporal details, because when you have a strong enough "why", everything else falls into place. Take out of this articles the value you may, but I hope it helps you focus better in the present and be present to yourself.

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How Can I Be Happy When Circumstances Keep Me Depressed? (By Kenny Lee)

Lately, I've been answering a few questions on Quora.com that relates to depression. The common problem is people who are depressed wanted to feel happy, but they do not know how.

I know what's the feeling is like, being a victim of depression a couple of years back. It occurred after having a business failure and divorce back to back. Well, I would say one thing leads to another. Problems always have to tendency to attract another. Negative energy always attracts negative energy.

And when we do not have the answers to the problems. We slip into depression. Shutting off ourselves from the problems, the noise, and the emotional strain it caused us. In the process, we shut off people who cared for us, and indirectly shutting off the fountain of happiness within us.

The thing with depression is that most people do not even realise that they depressed. Until they showed extreme symptoms that would shock even themselves. It happened to me too. Having emotional roller coaster and bouts of anger outburst.

So, how do I break out of the endless downward spiral that depression pulled me into?

Eventually, I get bored with being sorry for myself. I've had enough of playing the victim. I knew that I could do better than being the complaining miserable soul. And with that, I decided to put a stop to all these negativity.

I took action. Positive affirmation became my daily routine. I've subscribed to as many positivity channels that I can get hold of on social media. I listened to motivational video clips. I enrolled into abundance energy healing program.

In short, I made a conscious decision to want happiness back in my life. And guess what after I've made all these changes for a few weeks consistently. New people appear in my life. New opportunities started to appear. And as things are taking a turn for the better, one day I decided to let happiness in.

Guess what I did? I forced myself to smile. Yes, it somehow invoked an emotional memory. It brought back the happy memories. And naturally, the smile open a pathway for happiness. And in the end, the smile is no longer forced but a genuine one.

Happiness Is A Skill

I believe in that now. And also the wisdom that €‹happiness is not something to be pursuit elsewhere. True happiness exists within ourselves. We just have to know the right way, and the intention to be happy again.

Does it solve my problem? Yes and No. NO, because it takes practical action to solve. And some of them may never be solved. YES. Because it lifts me out of depression. That by itself gave me a fresh perspective and a higher level of energy and confidence in facing the uphill battle.

Well, I guess I have to say, you can't be happy when circumstances keep you depressed. Because when you are happy, you are no longer depressed.

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